Creative Collective's Conglomerate Vol. 1, Chapter 3 | Page 239

I took this picture on a �atur�a� ni�ht� It re�in�s �e �er� �uch o� the ��o�s �on�t �r�� �a�a�ine i�a�e that �as on �rank�s �u���r an� at the �e�innin� o� the �a�a�ine itse��� �ut as I ana���e this i�a�e an� think a�out the creation o� this �a�a�ine in its entiret�� I think to ��se�� that the artist that is �rank �cean is the reason �or �� re�ine� creati�e process� �he reason that I �eci�e� to �et up o�� �� ass an� �ake an art �a�a�ine that enco�passe� the creati�it� an� ta�ent o� �� �rien�s� �one o� us are �a�e�e� as �pro�essiona�s�� �hich �akes this �a�a�ine a�ateurish �� �e�au�t� �ut that�s ��� �ou see� I��e �ro�n tire� o� tr�in� to e�p�ain �� shit� �he �eanin� �ehin� e�er� sin��e piece o� art� �a�in� to �usti�� e�er�thin� to peop�e �ho see thin�s so�e�� at �ace �a�ue� �n� I��e �ro�n tire� o� �ust sittin� aroun�� �aitin� �or shit to happen� �e��in� peop�e �� �rea�s an� a��itions� �e��in� peop�e the sa�e thin� o�er an� o�er a�ain a�out ho� I�� in schoo� �oin� so�ethin� that I hope to �e�ie�e �i�� �e a �ack up to �� �rea�� �e��in� peop�e that I �on�t care a�out �onetar� �a�ue in �akin� this �ut I �ore so care a�out usin� this �a�a�ine as a too� to �hat I hope to �e the �e�innin� o� �� �i�e� �o a�� the peop�e that contri�ute� to this �a�a�ine �ith their pieces� their input� their o�era�� creati�e pro�ess� I appreciate �ou� I rea��� �o� �ou honest�� are the reason that this �a�a�ine has co�e into �ruition an� �our constructi�e criticis� has rea��� shape� this to �e a �reat piece� �hank �ou to �uke� �e�in� �arina� �ara� �nissa� �nna�e��e� �anna� �atherine� �i�es� �eah� �enee� �a�se�� �a�� ���er� ��e�is� ���� �e�en� �a�� �are�� �a�� �ata�ie� �e�an� �eena� ��i�a� ��sa� an� a�� the others �ho ha�e �irect�� �een in�o��e� �ust �enera��� in �� �i�e� ��en i� �ou �i�n�t put �our o�n pieces in here� it�s the �act that �ou are a�� �ust stron� creati�e �orces in �� e�es �ho are stron� in �our con�ictions an� authentic� �enuine� uni�ue� an� �eauti�u� �ein�s that inspires �e� �ou rea��� ha�e no i�ea ho� specia� �ou �u�s are� an� �est �e�ie�e that I �ou�� ha�e no �ri�in� �orce to continua��� create �ithout �ou �u�s an� �our support� �he �reati�e �o��ecti�e�s �on��o�erate is a �roup o� creati�es �ho are here to present art to the �asses� an� re�ar��ess i� that au�ience is as �i� as the �et�i�e sta�iu� or a co�pact au�ience� so �on� as the art is �e�i�ere�� then I �ou�� ��a��� sa� �ission acco�p�ishe�� �hoe�er rea�s this an� consu�es this� �ou are �enuine�� appreciate�� �hank �ou �or e�istin� an� �ein� an a�a�in� contri�ution to the �or��� �ou are i�portant� �eep creatin�� �n� �o�e �or rea� �ro� 237